CREATING AWARENESS FOR THE HEART, MAINTENANCE AND FUNCTIONS by @rossnenye

rossnenye (67)Club100 | Nigeriain Healthy Steem • last month

Greetings to the amazing people of this Community. I would love to appreciate @mesola for organizing this contest, giving us the opportunity to learn from each other. Currently heart diseases is one of terminal disease that most people over the Globe suffer from and most times is results due to ignorance.

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✅ Mention few types of hearts diseases

Some of the Heart diseases people suffer from includes.

Heart failure
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Arrhythmia
Heart Valve Disease

✅ How does the heart work to pump blood throughout the body and why is it essential for overall health?

The heart is made up of four Chamber, two upper one's called atria and the two lower one's called ventricles. The right atrium performs the duty of carrying deoxygenated blood from the body. The right Ventricles performs the function of carrying blood to the Lungs for Oxygenation. The Oxygenated blood from the Lungs enters the Left Ventricle. The left Ventricle then contracts powerfully and pumps the Oxygenated blood throughout the body.

✅ the different types of heart diseases and risk factors that can lead to cardiovascular problems.

Heart failure

As we all know, the heart is responsible for pumping blood in the body. When the heart is not able to pump blood it results to heart failure. Some of the major causes of these includes stress, high blood pressure e.t.c.

Arrhythmia

This occurs when there is inconsistent heart beat. It can be too fast or too slow. It is caused by high blood pressure, hereditary, stress.

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

This type of heart disease occurs when plaque builds up in the arteries that supplies blood to the heart, thereby making it difficult for the arteries to supply blood. It is caused by High cholesterols, overweight, diabetes e.t.c.

Heart Valve Disease

The heart is made up of four arteries that helps blood to flow efficiently in the body and when any of them is sick, it will affect the heart. It is caused by aging, heart attack e.t.c.

✅ What can be done to keep the heart healthy

Several things can be done to keep the Heart healthy and some of them includes.

Eat healthy

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Eat more of organic food, vegetables and fruits.

Maintain a healthy weight and exercise regularly

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Research has shown that over weight is one of the major cause of heart diseases. Eat healthy and also exercise regularly.

Routine medical checkups

Don't wait till you're sicked to go to the hospital. Prioritize going for medical checkups. Monitor your cholesterol, blood pressure and sugar level regulary.